A Fulton County judge says Atlanta followed the rules when a split City Council OK’d bond-backed public subsidies for a proposed private remake of Downtown’s Gulch. Opponents will ask a higher court’s opinion, in a dispute that’s gone on for almost a year.
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Atlanta Gulch development gets a court victory; subsidy opponents plan appeal
A Fulton County judge says public agencies acted their parts correctly according to law and the Georgia constitution in a complex procedure that will see lots of public money used for a private development.
The 18 Best, worst and most important trends in 2018 – Part 2
The following is a continuation of the 18 best, worst, and most important trends and developments emanating from within and throughout metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia for 2018. This list was compiled by me with input from people within SaportaReport and beyond.
Day in court scheduled for challenges to public financing for Gulch construction
Atlanta’s schools, plus a separate set of activists, have filed court challenges to a controversial city plan to subsidize a huge private construction project in the Gulch.
Publicly financed Gulch deal teed up for Atlanta City Council consideration, again
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has sent a revised, and somewhat simpler proposal to City Council Council that still makes a big ask for future tax dollars to subsidize major new construction in the Gulch.
